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JEA reports no water outages due to frigid temperatures, suggests pipes might be frozen
Utilities serving over 2 million customers urge conservation to ease grid strain during Florida's coldest temperatures since 2018 and prevent pipe damage.
- On Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, Duke Energy asked customers to voluntarily reduce energy use from 5 to 9 a.m., while JEA urged limiting nonessential electricity use until 10 a.m.
- Amid a regional arctic blast, utilities reported surging demand as Winter Storm Fern and coldest air since 2018 increased heating needs across Florida and the southeast.
- Duke Energy provided specific conservation steps for households, including lowering thermostats, turning off unnecessary devices and lights, avoiding appliances between 5 and 9 a.m., and advising electric-vehicle owners to charge midday.
- Nearly 10,000 customers were reported without power statewide Sunday, with Duke Energy outage map showing 368 affected and 30 active outages as of 8:30 p.m., while JEA noted limited supplies and low water pressure in downtown Jacksonville.
- Utilities said conservation is meant to help protect the grid, and Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida president, thanked customers for their cooperation.
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JEA asks customers to conserve electricity and water ahead of Monday morning’s extreme cold
JEA is asking customers to conserve energy by limiting nonessential electricity use between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Monday. The request comes as extended extreme cold weather drives higher-than-normal electricity demand across the state.
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